Turn any chess scoresheet into a PGN
Snap a handwritten or printed scoresheet and get a repaired, validated PGN file in seconds. ChessScribe's proprietary OCR reads messy notation, cross-checks every move, and prepares your game for analysis.
3 of 3 free scoresheet-to-PGN conversions
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Before & after: a repaired scoresheet
Real handwriting is messy. Here is a sample page as the camera reads it, and the same game after ChessScribe cross-checks every move against the position and the moves that follow.
Before · raw OCR read
- 1.e4
- c5
- 2.Nf3
- cl6
- 3.c14
- c×d4
- 4.N×c14
- Nf?
- 5.Nc3
- a?
- 6.Bg5
- e
After · repaired & validated
- 1.e4
- c5
- 2.Nf3
- d6“cl6” isn’t a square — the sheet shows d6
- 3.d4“cl” read as d, so cl4 → d4
- cxd4× normalised to the PGN capture x
- 4.Nxd4piece known, square repaired to d4
- Nf6only legal knight move to the f-file
- 5.Nc3
- a6pawn move confirmed by the next 4 moves
- 6.Bg5
- e6e6 keeps the Najdorf line consistent
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Everything you need to know about turning your child's scoresheet into a shareable PGN.
Scoresheet to PGN in one snap
Upload photos of handwritten or printed notation. Our chess-aware OCR transcribes every move and returns a clean, export-ready PGN file.
Repairs illegible moves
Smudges, bad handwriting, and ambiguous notation are cross-checked against the rest of the game. If a move is unclear, we flag it for review.
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